22 August 2013一 Bell Ringer

Today we start with paper boxing. Please title your paper “Citizenship: Just the Facts”. Put your

first and last name in the upper right-hand corner of the paper.

Write “Citizenship” in the first box.

Write “Naturalization” and the numbers 1-5 in the second box.

Write “Rights” and the numbers 1-5 in the third box.

Write “Responsibilities” and the numbers 1-5 in the fourth box.

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二 FACT CHECK

Before we get started on today’s

reading, I will show you a series of

true / false questions.

I need two volunteers to pass out T/F

cards. They are on the back table.

二 Fact check

1. Naturalization is the process that allows you to be more

natural.

FALSE

二 Fact check

2. To be naturalized you must be under 18 years old.

FALSE

二 Fact check

3. In 1791, the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution.

TRUE

二 Fact check

4. Women have always had the right to vote.

FALSE

二 Fact check

5. Allegiance means loyalty to a person, country, or belief.

TRUE

二 Fact check

6. People who serve in the U.S. Military at least a year

can become citizens.

TRUE

二 Fact check

7. Today, you must be 21 years old to vote.

FALSE

二 Fact check

8. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a march to protest the lack of

food in the South.

FALSE

二 Fact check

9. Today, people can be citizens regardless of their

race or gender.

TRUE

二 Fact check

10. As citizens we have both rights and responsibilities.

TRUEPass your T/F cards all the

way left and all the way back.

三 Citizenship: Just The Facts

As I read aloud, please read silently

along with me.

Be on the lookout for underlined words

that should be written into your notes.

Citizenship means to be a member of

a nation or country, and to have full rights

and responsibilities under the law. In the

United States there are three ways to

become a citizen: being born in the United

States, having parents who are citizens of

the United States, and going through a

process called naturalization.

(WRITE THE DEFINITION OF CITIZENSHIP IN THE CITIZENSHIP BOX)

(WRITE TWO OF THE FIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURALIZATION IN THE NATURALIZATION BOX)

Naturalization is the process that

allows immigrants to become

citizens. Most people who

apply for citizenship fall into this

category: they are over 18 years old

and have been permanent residents of the

United States for 5 years.

(WRITE THREE OF THE FIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURALIZATION IN THE NATURALIZATION BOX)

They must also have good character,

speak English, and pass a civics test and

an interview! The last step involves taking

an Oath of Allegiance to the United States

and our Constitution. There is one

shortcut! People who serve in the U.S.

military for at least one year can become

citizens sooner, because they have

demonstrated their commitment to

the United States.

(WRITE THREE OF THE FIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURALIZATION IN THE NATURALIZATION BOX)

They must also have good character,

speak English, and pass a civics test and

an interview! The last step involves taking

an Oath of Allegiance to the United States

and our Constitution. There is one

shortcut! People who serve in the U.S.

military for at least one year can become

citizens sooner, because they have

demonstrated their commitment to

the United States.

Oath of

Allegiance

NO NEED TO TAKE NOTES ON THIS ONE.

(IN THE RIGHTS BOX,WRITE FIVE RIGHTS THAT A U.S. CITIZEN HAS)

In 1791, ten amendments, or changes,

were added to the Constitution. These are

called the Bill of Rights. They explain

some of the rights we enjoy here in the

United States, including freedom of

speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the

press, protection under the law, access to

the judicial system, and more!

(IN THE RESPONSIBILITIES BOX, WRITE FIVE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT A U.S. CITIZEN HAS)

Along with all these freedoms come

some responsibilities, too. As citizens, we

are responsible for doing things like

serving on juries, obeying laws, tolerating

differences in those around us, and

participating in our government (like

VOTING)!

(NO INSTRUCTIONS HERE, SO SIT BACK AND LISTEN)

1791 was a long time ago and not

everyone was considered a citizen at that

time. When the Bill of Rights was added to

our constitution only “free white persons”

were considered citizens. In 1868, at the

end of the Civil War, another amendment

was added to the Constitution.

(NO INSTRUCTIONS HERE, SO SIT BACK AND LISTEN)

This 14th Amendment granted

citizenship to all people born in the United

States. Over the next 100 years,

citizenship was granted to Native

Americans and children born to American

parents outside the United States. In

1952, the U.S. Congress passed a law to

say that citizenship could not be denied

because of a person’s race or gender.

四 Is it in the Oath?You may work with one other

person. Seven of these answers are

required by the Oath of Allegiance. With

your partner, put an mark next to the

lines that show up in the Oath.

Put a star next to three lines you

would include if you were writing your

own Oath.

Work on the ‘fill in the blank’ section

when you have finished. You have 6

minutes.

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五 Matching CitizenshipsIf you haven’t done it yet, write your first

and last name on the worksheet now.

We are done working with a partner now.

Next, you will work the class.

Using the timeline on the next screen,

complete the ‘matching’ and ‘how long

ago was it?’ sections on the back of your

worksheet.

When the class is done please complete

the ‘True or False’ section on your own.